Mystery Books
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On Lying in Bed & Other Essays
Alberto Manguel has edited for Bayeux Arts this fascinating collection of G.K. Chesterton's essays.Alberto Manguel
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Kill Me (Alan Gregory)
He has chosen to die and signed a contract with the right people to make it happen. Everything will go as planned, even if he
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Fallen Curtain, The
A stranger lures a child into his car with the promise of sweets. A young man spots his fiancée’s double in a public
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Cross Fire (Alex Cross)
Wedding bells ringDetective Alex Cross and Bree's wedding plans are put on hold when Alex is called to th
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The Lincoln Lawyer (A Lincoln Lawyer Novel)
This #1 bestselling legal thriller from Michael Connelly is a stunning display of novelistic mastery - as human, as gripping, and
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Postern of Fate
In this ingenious puzzler-the last novel Agatha Christie ever wrote-Tommy and Tuppence Beresford discover a clue to a killer's ide
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A Trick of the Light: A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel (Chief Inspector Gamache Novels)
A New York Times Notable Crime Book and Favorite Cozy for 2011A Publishers Weekly
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Mystery Movies
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The Usual Suspects (Special Edition)
Winner of two 1995 Academy AwardsÂ(r), including Best Original Screenplay, this masterful, atmospheric film noir enraptured audie
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The Butterfly Effect (Infinifilm Edition)
A young man struggling to access sublimated childhood memories finds a technique that allows him to travel back to the past. Occup
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12 Monkeys (Special Edition)
Inspired by Chris Marker's acclaimed short film La Jetée (which is included on the DVD Short 2: Dreams), 12 Monkeys combines int
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Donnie Darko: The Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition)
During the presidential election of 1988, a teenager named Donnie Darko sleepwalks out of his house one night, and sees a giant, d
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The Arrival
Calling this 1996 science fiction thriller "a glorified B movie," isn't a criticism. Writer-director David Twohy managed to get in
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Mystery Authors
Book reviews - The Maypole of Merry Mount
The Maypole of Merry MountAuthor: Nathaniel Hawthorne Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 – 1864) was one of America’s most famous writers. Best known for the classic book The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne also wrote many other well known books and short stories including The House of the Seven Gables and Young Goodman Brown. Hawthorne’s writing centers around moral issues and the psychology of humans and is dark in nature. Much of this is due to Hawthorne’s shame of being related to one of the Salem Witch Trial judges. John Hathorne was Nathaniel’s great grandfather and the latter added the “w” to his name in order to hide that relation. This version of The Maypole of Merry Mount includes a table of contents is included. Tags:
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